Dominic Ponsford reports: England footballer Peter Crouch has accused journalists from The Sun of intruding on his privacy by revealing that his girlfriend was pregnant before members of their family were told. The Sun broke the story yesterday in advance of an official announcement. According to Abbey Clancy “intrusive Sun reporters” followed her to a…
Category: Non-U.S.
Google Taiwan under fire for privacy issues
Google Maps has come under fire in Taiwan for failing to blur out personal information like faces and license plates from the images on its site. Those images are offered in the form of panoramic street views connected to the maps on the site. The Consumer Foundation is calling on the National Communications Commission (NCC)…
UK: Man destroys CCTV camera spying on his home
A man who objected to a CCTV camera keeping watch on his bedroom window from the house opposite appeared before a judge – for stealing the camera and throwing it in a river. The camera had been installed in the empty house opposite Christian Lord’s home in Welsh Road, Harraby, Carlisle. He and his girlfriend…
A New Zealand MP is apparently an ID thief
Martin Kay, Ian Steward and Tracy Watkins report on a political scandal in New Zealand involving ACT MP David Garrett. Among the other concerns about his past, it turns out the MP is an identity thief, having used the identity of a dead baby to get a passport. He claims that he was inspired by…